Injuries turn Real Madrid's victory over Osasuna into a nightmare (4-0)

After a 'catastrophic' run of two brutal defeats against Barça (0-4) and Milan (1-3), Real Madrid returned to winning ways. The Whites welcomed Osasuna to the Santiago Bernabéu in the match corresponding to matchday 13 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025, achieving a resounding victory (4-0) that was overshadowed by the injuries of Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Lucas Vázquez.

The Merengues dominated the match comfortably against a poor Rojillos who barely had a response throughout the 90 minutes. In the first half, Vinicius Jr. was in charge of opening the scoring after a sleepy half hour and Jude Bellingham put distance between both teams on the brink of half-time.

However, the two goals were overshadowed by the unfortunate series of injuries suffered by the Madridistas. The first to fall was Rodrygo, who went to the bench in tears after feeling pain in his right thigh. Later, Militao left the field crying and on a stretcher after seriously injuring his knee, while Lucas Vázquez was substituted in the second half after feeling discomfort in his left adductor.

Vinicius sealed the deal in the second half

On returning from the locker room, and despite the three sensitive absences suffered in the first half, Madrid maintained the trend and Vinicius was in charge of sealing the match with his first hat-trick of the season in the league, with two more goals scored 'thanks' to the defensive facilities offered by the Navarrese.

Thus, Carlo Ancelotti's team gets a 'respite' after a couple of weeks in which they lived through a real hell at the Bernabéu. At the moment, the Merengues, who have a game less due to the postponed match against Valencia, have 27 points and have shortened the gap to six points over FC Barcelona, ​​who hope to increase their advantage to 9 with a victory against Real Sociedad this Sunday.

Match details: Real Madrid 4-0 Osasuna

• Real Madrid: Lunin; L. Vázquez (Modric, m. 46), Rüdiger, Militao (Asencio, m. 30), F. García; Camavinga, Valverde, Bellingham (Güler, m. 75); Rodrygo (Brahim, m. 20), Vinicius Jr. (Endrick, m. 75) y Mbappé.
• Osasuna: Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Bretones; Moncayola (Cameros, m. 81), Torró, Oroz (García, m. 72); Peña (García, m. 59), Zaragoza (Arnáiz, m. 82) y Budimir (Gómez, m. 71).
• Referee: Melero López.
• Incidents: Match corresponding to Matchday 13 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-25
• Goals: 1-0, Vinicius (min. 34); 2-0, Jude Bellingham (min. 42); 3-0, Vinicius (min. 61); 4-0, Vinicius (min. 69).